SPOILER WARNING: This post contains spoilers for season 1 of My Adventures with Superman. 

As a pretty avid adult animation fan, I was intrigued a few months ago when I saw Jack Quaid on Instagram promoting the new animated show that he was starring in. Who was he voicing, you may ask? Only Clark Kent aka Superman aka Kal-El. 

My Adventures with Superman is an animated show currently airing new episodes on Adult Swim and Max. Other than Quaid, Alice Lee and Ishmel Sahid star as Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. The show follows the trio as they navigate their early time at the Daily Plant, with Clark discovering who he is and who he wants Superman to be. 

As you can tell from the title, I’ve never actually seen another piece of Superman media. Not as a whole, at least. When I was young, my dad watched Smallville, and I for sure caught an episode or two with him. Now I’m determined to watch Smallville, but that’s for another day. I’ve never seen any film adaptation of Superman – not Christopher Reeve, not Brandon Routh, not Henry Cavill. The problem here is that I’m more of a Marvel fan, and I honestly don’t pay attention to DC releases that don’t involve Harley Quinn or Wonder Woman. 

All of that said, I’m thoroughly enjoying My Adventures with Superman. As someone who only knows Superman 101 I’m able to follow the story quite easily. I’m enjoying the pacing of the show as well. I particularly love that they chose not to draw out Lois not knowing that Clark was Superman for *too* long. And the reveal in episode 6 that Jimmy has known Clark’s “secret” since the day he met him? Brilliant. 

If I haven’t made it clear already, I appreciate how the writers have written the core three characters. Clark and Lois have genuine chemistry (shoutout to Quaid and Lee for their individual performances) and Jimmy, despite oftentimes being the comic relief, has had multiple opportunities for character development in only six episodes. As someone who is watching the show mostly for the laughs and the character relationships, I’m pretty much thriving. 

I can’t speak for avid Superman or DC fans, but as a casual fan of superhero content, I believe that this show is worth watching. Need more reasons to watch the show? David Cornswet, the actor recently cast as the next live action Superman, gave the trailer his stamp of approval, writing to Quaid on Instagram that he would be “watching” the show. Take it from two Supermen, folks – if you have access to Max, check out My Adventures with Superman season 1.